Top 5 Art Books That Will Make YOU a Better Artist!

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  • čas přidán 30. 07. 2024
  • Since my newest art book Bloom 2 is coming out JULY 20! I wanted to make a video showing my favorite and most influential art books. These are the sketchbooks and instructional books that that really motivated and helped me jumpstart my art career. And you KNOW Pokémon is going squeeze itself in there somewhere 😂
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    00:00 - 00:39 Intro
    00:39 - 00:52 Bloom 2
    00:52 - 2:52 Alla Prima
    2:52 - 4:04 Creative Illustration + Figure Drawing For All It's Worth
    4:04 - 5:27 Iguana Bay 2.0
    5:27 - 6:31 J.C. Leyendecker
    6:31 - 7:43 The Skillful Hunstman
    7:43 - 8:32 Bab el Ahlam, 1932
    8:32 - 8:58 Color & Light
    8:58 - 9:36 Sentury II
    9:36 - 10:08 Framed Ink
    10:08 - 11:11 Pokémon Classic Collector's Handbook
    11:11 - 12:31 Outro
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Komentáře • 178

  • @RossDraws
    @RossDraws  Před 3 lety +145

    What are you some of your favorite art books??
    Let me know below!! Always looking for more :D

    • @TANWRLD2010
      @TANWRLD2010 Před 3 lety +3

      Derek laughman and nima

    • @iratami
      @iratami Před 3 lety +1

      More for nostalgia sake but I loved the dragonology handbook by "Dugald a. Steer" when I was younger, not so much an art book as a picture book full of dragons with a loose documentary journal premise

    • @imaikomusic
      @imaikomusic Před 3 lety

      Virtual Self's art book is really amazing, you should check it out

    • @nathanbrown8038
      @nathanbrown8038 Před 3 lety

      is the tattoo permanent

    • @illsbyasta7409
      @illsbyasta7409 Před 3 lety

      Honestly one of the first art books I used as a kid was "Drawing Dragons and Those Who Hunt Them" - Christopher Hart. That one got me into art for real. Also apparently Christopher Hart also drew another book that inspired me "Simplified Anatomy for the Comic Book Artist." Both of which were very good for getting into drawing

  • @lunacanarts
    @lunacanarts Před 3 lety +276

    You can never have enough art books…I should know I almost have a whole dresser full

  • @lamialenoire
    @lamialenoire Před 3 lety +100

    James Gurney and Pokémon book 100%! I'm gonna have to check out that Iguana Bay book 🤓

  • @jorokukujo6209
    @jorokukujo6209 Před 3 lety +57

    RossDraws has a satisfying art style :o

  • @droatheexplelr3894
    @droatheexplelr3894 Před 3 lety +29

    i would also say that manga in theory and practice by araki hirohiko is also a great art book. it doesnt only teach you about how to make manga, but also about the human anatomy, characters, story, and landscapes
    there isnt very many pictures but it explains a lot

  • @leahwinn4546
    @leahwinn4546 Před 3 lety +4

    Rossss! It's been a minute since I was able to tune in (adulting), I am so pumped that you made this video. I will definitely try to get my hands on these titles! I've missed you and the community! 💕

  • @tabsgc3127
    @tabsgc3127 Před 3 lety +32

    nima has helped me so much to understand composing landscapes. it has such nice references

  • @mizu919personal7
    @mizu919personal7 Před 3 lety +5

    Ross I've been watching you ever since I got into drawing and decided to start work throughout college on my own story and comic. Thanks for being a inspiration for me and many other artist around the world.

  • @khoaaaa
    @khoaaaa Před 3 lety +3

    Really enjoyed this, kind of help that I don't get to often hear about in the art youtube scene. Also felt really genuine to hear about your thoughts on them and their part in your journey

  • @camicadf
    @camicadf Před 3 lety +10

    Color & Light is amazing!! I've been reading and rereading it for the past few years
    Thanks for the amazing video Ross ♥

  • @AscendantStoic
    @AscendantStoic Před 3 lety +39

    7:44 Bab El Ahlam is Arabic which basically translates to "Door of Dreams" in English.

    • @rikka9528
      @rikka9528 Před 3 lety +1

      That's right 😭👍

    • @badreddinekasmi8919
      @badreddinekasmi8919 Před 3 lety

      It's just a shame that they didn't actually go for writing it in Arabic. Arabic words aren't meant to be written with greek letters and it would have been more respectful, in my opinion, to actually write it in the language the sentence is borrowed from.

    • @AscendantStoic
      @AscendantStoic Před 3 lety +1

      @@badreddinekasmi8919 It would have been cool if they included all three (Bab El Ahlam, Door of Dreams, باب الأحلام) on the cover in some artistic composition.
      Also you would be surprised how many Arabic speaking people actually write Arabic words in English letters, it first started as a way to deal with the lack of Arabic letters on some keyboards.
      Then it became a thing that some people use on regular basis.

    • @toqa6735
      @toqa6735 Před 3 lety +1

      Yepp فرحت من شفته

  • @dks6515
    @dks6515 Před 3 lety +2

    Thank you so much for this video, after going from drawing 3-4 hours a day even with school and work 3 months earlier to me not even drawing once a week anymore because of artblock and being very insecure about my art seeing this video in my recommended and watching my favourite artist just speak and talk about motivation and other stuff i'm finally reminded that it's about the journey and that it, like you said, takes many thousands of hours of hard work and practise to get good at art and be a professional artist it somehow gives me confidence again and makes me want to keep chasing that dream of drawing and painting for a living and making all this amazing art. Thank you for always inspiring me and so many others with your videos and artwork!

  • @diamarii_art
    @diamarii_art Před 3 lety +2

    Thank you for these recommendations!! Even though I’m in art school and have definitely seen my work improve, I know I can do better if I apply myself on my off-time. Will definitely check these out!

  • @mangagnome9764
    @mangagnome9764 Před 3 lety +3

    Thank you for this Ross. You're an inspiration to me! I've been in an art block so thank you.

  • @thecatholiccorner
    @thecatholiccorner Před 3 lety +2

    Your art book comes out on my birthday! That's pretty awesome! 😍

  • @mai2015
    @mai2015 Před 3 lety +18

    James Gurney's colour and light is genuinely such a fantastic book for people looking for a more in-depth study colour.

  • @jeanbatiste
    @jeanbatiste Před 3 lety +4

    been loving the larger range of videos lately :)))

  • @rong3648
    @rong3648 Před 3 lety +1

    One of the best videos you have ever made! Books really help serious students learn

  • @rebeccan6811
    @rebeccan6811 Před 3 lety +1

    I have animation art books, art books , and your art books for Nima I love it! I appreciate the recommendations Ross!

  • @khunagueroagnis2558
    @khunagueroagnis2558 Před 3 lety +2

    Thank you for giving us all this helpful resources

  • @alfianurrulizza
    @alfianurrulizza Před 3 lety +1

    It's hard to find a video that talks about artbook, so glad i found this!

  • @zackmike2558
    @zackmike2558 Před 3 lety +5

    9:37 my art lecturer in my artschool recommended me to get that book when i am doing a comic book project last year
    i wont be too surprise that the next book to collect is ross draws nima verse

  • @Creophagous
    @Creophagous Před 8 měsíci

    Haha! A lot of people do that where they may download the digital version of something they want, then later buy the physical version.
    By doing that, you showcase your interest in that individual's work and it is a great compliment. :)

  • @lynnie3497
    @lynnie3497 Před 3 lety

    It would be so awesome if Ross created a book filled with all of his ideas and advice accessible in one place. It’s already great that he has a bunch of tips and such on CZcams already though, don’t get me wrong. He is one of my favourite artists. I’m so exited for Bloom 2!

  • @Tara-sj9du
    @Tara-sj9du Před 3 lety +11

    I absolutely love the Avatar The Last Airbender/The Legend of Korra artbooks! I also have a very pretty Art of Pocahontas book, Glen Keane’s work is mind blowing.

  • @luxu6826
    @luxu6826 Před 2 lety

    Thank you for the suggestions, they are all very interesting and versatile.

  • @mamas699
    @mamas699 Před 3 lety +50

    HEYYY ROSS HOW IS YOUR DAY TODAY LOVE ❤️ I HOPE YOU ARE DOING WELL TYSM FOR POSTING AGAIN

    • @RossDraws
      @RossDraws  Před 3 lety +30

      IM DOING GREAT THANK YOU HOW ARE YOU DOING

  • @veramichaels7707
    @veramichaels7707 Před 2 lety

    I had that same JC Leyendecker book. I'm an artist who loves drawing the male form and that book was a treasure for me...so helpful, but I had to move a lot back then and I lost the book 😿. But I'm so glad to know another artist loves this book too❤️

  • @naomivandoren
    @naomivandoren Před 3 lety

    Liked just for a whole video on the topic of art books! We have a lot of similar favorites so I don't have much to add - If you like Clair Wendling also look at Jaw Cooper's books too. (You've also prompted me to seek out a few more of my favorite artist to see if they've created anything in book form) :D

  • @cakeCrumbzz
    @cakeCrumbzz Před 3 lety +7

    Somehow I've been consistent with this dudes videos

  • @synapticrelaps4457
    @synapticrelaps4457 Před 3 lety +1

    The Art of Assassins Creed books are my favorites!! Amazing character designs and historic landscape concepts!!

  • @sreen4678
    @sreen4678 Před 3 lety +1

    You always make me smile💚

  • @craigridley9618
    @craigridley9618 Před 3 lety +3

    I was primed to mention those Andrew Loomis books if you didn’t hive him a mention 👍👍 Great list Ross, i’ll check out Claire Wendling, she looks awesome 😁

  • @saraireyes5127
    @saraireyes5127 Před 3 lety

    Wow, i have many books of art and tecniques but no one of them!! And i loved them all *- *! Thanks for show them.

  • @AmandaInEly
    @AmandaInEly Před rokem

    Great recommendations. Thank you!

  • @quid7006
    @quid7006 Před 3 lety +1

    yes! my pokemon handbook also got me started drawing as a kid (except its up to gen 7 because I'm not a 90s kid and i kept buying the newer ones) I've been meaning up add to my two book collection, pokemon and nima are getting lonely, thank you for the suggestions!

  • @surothesloth658
    @surothesloth658 Před 3 lety +35

    I want to have an artbook that can get you drawing when you lack motivation

  • @devontorres6449
    @devontorres6449 Před 3 lety +11

    Love the books! What’s the song playing in the background at 5:10 if anyone can chime in thanks 🙏

  • @rebeccan6811
    @rebeccan6811 Před 3 lety +12

    Don't worry Ross I have a Hyrule historia and I really like the Framed Ink

  • @nathanmerin1818
    @nathanmerin1818 Před 3 lety

    Ayeee I was litterally thinking about which book I should buy next! Gonna suss colour and light 😶

  • @19demian
    @19demian Před 3 lety

    i have never touched a single art book (except textbooks in school lmao) so I'm thankful u uploaded this ross!

  • @calvinbexfield4038
    @calvinbexfield4038 Před 3 lety +1

    Nice to see the books that inspired you!!

  • @Linnzy
    @Linnzy Před 3 lety +1

    I have the A:tla artbook aswell as the Korra s 1 artbook, and adittion to that, disneys Beauty and the Beast artbook, the Tangled artbook and most recently The Disney Princess A celebration of Art & Creativity....
    I love collecting artbooks, especially from Disney Movies but it's a slow process.
    Ah I also have an italian book from the comic w.i.t.c.h which is more or less just showing the process from a sketch-to-finished- comic page of the comics, a few sketches here and there of the girls. As a big fan of the comic, it obviously was the biggest influemce for me growing up.
    I have some others aswell, but these are my current faves.

  • @caldogallego5978
    @caldogallego5978 Před 3 lety +4

    This will Be useful for me, thanks ^^

  • @agnes6507
    @agnes6507 Před 3 lety +5

    I'm reading all Andrew Loomis books at the moment and I love them SO MUCH! In my opinion he is a genius. "Creative illustration" really impressed me ❤ Thank you for this video! I love your art Ross 💞

  • @Mandy-qm1mi
    @Mandy-qm1mi Před 3 lety +1

    I have never been this early XD.
    Also Amazing video Ross and your art is amazing! ❤️💕

  • @ahppple
    @ahppple Před 3 lety

    thank you for the suggestions! I’ll make sure to check them out at my local library for the meanwhile ^^. Btw I really love your tattoo. Do you happen to have a clearer photo of it? I kinda wanna do a similar tattoo ☺️

  • @imtired6614
    @imtired6614 Před 3 lety +1

    Wow perfect timing

  • @Whoopwhoopwhoop
    @Whoopwhoopwhoop Před rokem +1

    Draw Like a Boss is the best art book in my opinion.
    Second only to Draw Like a Boss 2 which is also awesome.

  • @iratami
    @iratami Před 3 lety

    May have to add several of these books to my admittedly excessive collection. So many art books

  • @milkglitter
    @milkglitter Před 2 lety

    I had that Pokemon book and it was my favourite book! Wow I can't believe it was mentioned !

  • @shen73
    @shen73 Před 3 lety +2

    Omg I LOVE YOU 💕❤️

  • @mitchellmakers21
    @mitchellmakers21 Před 3 lety

    Love the look of Sentury II
    *check price*
    OMMMMGGGGG

  • @r.m7865
    @r.m7865 Před 3 lety +2

    I love the intro👁️👄👁️♥️

  • @adrian9472
    @adrian9472 Před 3 lety

    OMG I MISS YOU! 😭

  • @16LifeGames
    @16LifeGames Před 4 měsíci

    I love your channel. I now collect the books from the new art publisher The Guide Artists Publishing. They are beautiful. I subscribe to your channel.

  • @charlizeartz4765
    @charlizeartz4765 Před 3 lety

    Fantastic work is it possible you could do a video on how to shade skin 😊 it would help me a lot

  • @christinaedwards7072
    @christinaedwards7072 Před 3 lety

    AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH thank you i need all these books ok ill stop now

  • @v4l324
    @v4l324 Před 2 lety

    Love It!

  • @oscarjimenezgomez1372

    I have a few of this book, they are amazing...

  • @techdraconis
    @techdraconis Před 3 lety

    A future video idea? Design your own pokemon or a fusion of excisting ones?

  • @SuperFireEagle
    @SuperFireEagle Před 2 lety

    omg i had that pokemon collector’s book and I used to always draw the pokemon from it haha

  • @crispychaos6768
    @crispychaos6768 Před 3 lety

    I already of 2 of the 5 books you’ve mentioned. ;)

  • @DJ_BoomBear
    @DJ_BoomBear Před 3 lety

    8:41 oh yo i have this book! i really should re read this.

  • @rashed_toon
    @rashed_toon Před 3 lety +6

    So amazing collection. I can see the inspiration from them. You know that "Bab el Ahlam" 7:43 is actually an Arabic word. It means that the door of dreams, fantasy, imagination ... etc in which it explains that some of the artist drawing has a rectangle shapes representing doors. I was reading the name of the book and I thought to share this info.

  • @staricon
    @staricon Před 3 lety

    Super good video! I love artbook! Off topic question: where is the picture in your background from? I mean the girl in the water? 🙈 Thx!

  • @Lygon_
    @Lygon_ Před 3 lety

    yo, Ross doing the Pokerap would be dope.

  • @alfiemarshall9224
    @alfiemarshall9224 Před 3 lety

    great books! thanks for not choosing the ones everyone normally chooses! haha

  • @ykobi
    @ykobi Před 3 lety

    wake up babe, new ross draws post!

  • @carbonanimationproductions6537

    Ross PLEASE tell us your publisher! your book looks amazing

  • @VyNguyen-mw3bf
    @VyNguyen-mw3bf Před 2 lety +3

    Alla Prima 2 looks like a very good art book but it's quite pricey!

  • @eamonntheemo6715
    @eamonntheemo6715 Před 3 lety +1

    thank you

  • @chiefbogo3282
    @chiefbogo3282 Před 3 lety

    OMG I HAD THAT POKÉMON BOOK!! I think I got it from a scholastic catalogue 😂

  • @PetraWM1974
    @PetraWM1974 Před rokem

    I have one artbook so far. ICON from Frank Frazetta, the grandmaster of fantastic art.

  • @valtphila
    @valtphila Před 3 lety

    Rosssss u da bet

  • @LawlietLL13
    @LawlietLL13 Před 3 lety +16

    10:35 I had that book when I was a kid! Shouldn’t have bought it to school though as some POS stole it from my backpack and seen a group of kids tearing pages off of it later that day.
    This happened at the same school where they confiscated students Pokémon Trading cards because evolution is somehow evil. Yes, it was a Catholic school.

    • @shalinidraws6928
      @shalinidraws6928 Před 3 lety

      WHAT!! Evolution is evil.... So why are the teaching..no no no why are the human🤦😂😂

    • @shalinidraws6928
      @shalinidraws6928 Před 3 lety +2

      And I can relate to this incident as it was not a book but I bought one of my mom's expensive nailpolish to school in my backpack and the girl behind me took it out of my bag and started painting her nails while I was away😡 when I came back whole class was smelling like nailpolish 😩 .... Teacher who was incharge next period came and took it and I had a good hearing in principle office and home as well..... I don't remember the girl as I was very small but wtf I would never check someone else's bag....

  • @bigson0871
    @bigson0871 Před 3 lety

    Inspiring 👍

  • @Tiffany-bd1eb
    @Tiffany-bd1eb Před 3 lety

    I own Alla Prima II and Color and Light.

  • @badreddinekasmi8919
    @badreddinekasmi8919 Před 3 lety +1

    7:53 Don't worry, Arabic words aren't meant to be written with greek letters.
    If they went with a name in Arabic they should have stuck with it and actually written it in Arabic.

  • @Orchidlettux
    @Orchidlettux Před 3 lety

    I really want to have an art-book someday, when I have my own income that is!

  • @juliusreviko4865
    @juliusreviko4865 Před 3 lety

    Ross im buying your book, NIMA! i can't w8, cuz not only your book is fantastic, i think it will be helpful as well;😄🤯

  • @totallystevens4468
    @totallystevens4468 Před 3 lety

    Yes

  • @lordknight4391
    @lordknight4391 Před 3 lety

    7:55 the title is Arabic but written in English characters and it means "door of dreams" or for a better transition "portal of dreams"

  • @dulcekarauta8222
    @dulcekarauta8222 Před 3 lety

    ♥️♥️♥️o love art books♥️♥️

  • @WEERG2008
    @WEERG2008 Před rokem

    Tried understand morpho and Andrew looming book but they font seem to teach you much ill look at it again

  • @jinglemingle8303
    @jinglemingle8303 Před 3 lety

    Aaron Blaise's books!!

  • @coragon42
    @coragon42 Před 3 lety

    Top 5 (and a couple more)

  • @simpae2731
    @simpae2731 Před 3 lety

    i like the tattoo

  • @DeadMeatxx
    @DeadMeatxx Před 3 lety

    Milo, nima, Faye. No joke but ross makes the best names for his babies

  • @kingpen1179
    @kingpen1179 Před 3 lety

    I remember looking at that pokemon book in my school library, I was too good of a kid, I should've stole it. And since I'm broke, I have actually pirated those books you mentioned

  • @NOBwatcher
    @NOBwatcher Před 3 lety

    I found a couple that i would buy, but what if i dont know how to draw? Is there a book teaching the basics? strokes, thinking, characters, background etc... I cant seem to get around on the basics. Anyone can offer some advise? I would like to draw very similar to Ross.

    • @crispychaos6768
      @crispychaos6768 Před 3 lety

      I’d suggest Figure Drawing: Design and Invention by Michael Hampton and How To Draw: Drawing And Sketching Objects And Environments From Your Imagination by Scott Robertson and Thomas Bertling.

    • @NOBwatcher
      @NOBwatcher Před 3 lety

      @@crispychaos6768 Thank you very much. The first one is a relic and cost quite a lot actually. As for the second, it seems like I can learn a lot from it.

  • @mekhijones1244
    @mekhijones1244 Před 3 lety

    What's the music

  • @TK-bg8jg
    @TK-bg8jg Před 3 lety

    who made that intro animation???

  • @fauzanata
    @fauzanata Před 3 lety +1

    add more references. Thanks!

  • @katenaru
    @katenaru Před 3 lety +9

    i wish i could afford artbooks :')

  • @junwoo6649
    @junwoo6649 Před 3 lety

    I'm 21 broke af so I pirate art books too 😅 someday I'll purchase those especially framed ink and perspective series

  • @stephenmahilum285
    @stephenmahilum285 Před 2 lety

    I would love to be inspired by Kingdom Hearts and Devil May Cry but in a 2D art

  • @lelatr3360
    @lelatr3360 Před 3 lety

    Why do I need art books if there are Ross' video tutorials and classes?

  • @lobodelfuego1387
    @lobodelfuego1387 Před 3 lety

    0:35 tho lol

  • @ARTWORKALLOEKAKI
    @ARTWORKALLOEKAKI Před 3 lety

    from Japan🇯🇵
    Introduction of Pokemon。。。